I was not able to be present at the Fab Academy graduation ceremony at Fab 6 in Amsterdam, but Tomas Diez (the Fab Academy Coordinator) sent me my diploma file so I could lasercut my diploma myself in true DIY fashion. The diplomas fabbed for the graduation ceremony were cut from green acrylic. I had some clear acrylic laying around, so I used that instead. The acrylic diploma is shown on a lighted base that I put together for display purposes.
The pilot year of Fab Academy graduated today, August 19, 2010 at the Royal Academy in Amsterdam during the Fab6 conference on digital fabrication. Fab Academy @ AS220 Labs is pictured above.
Participants from left to right are: Shawn Wallace (our instructor), Elliot Clapp (photo credit), Anna Kaziunas France (myself), Makeda Stephenson, Jenine Bressner and Noah Bedford. All participants at Fab Academy AS220 Labs received their diploma in digital fabrication.
Watch Me watch (via split screen video):
I designed a very simple set of modular cube-type shelves that can be stacked side by side or on top of each other to form a larger shelf or bookcase. Inner shelves will be attached with metal hardware, as will the back and sides of the shelf
This tutorial instructs you on how to compile an assembly language file (.asm) into a .hex file using Gavrasm (Gerd’s AVR Assembler). the .hex file can then be uploaded to a AVR microntroller using Avrdude (or another program.)
Open your command line interface and type:
gavrasm
If Gavrasm is installed you will see (your version number may vary):
+------------------------------------------------------------+ | gavrasm gerd's AVR assembler Version 2.5 (C)2010 by DG4FAC | +------------------------------------------------------------+
You can download and install Gavrasm for Unix or Windows: http://www.avr-asm-tutorial.net/gavrasm/index_en.html
*Note: if you are running a Mac OS (especially a pre-intel / PPC – Power PC Mac see my tutorial on where to get the compiled Gavrasm for the Mac OS.
A. navigate to the directory where the file that you want to compile is located.
– if you are unfamilar with unix commands:
To list the files in your current directory type:
ls
To change directory / navigate into a specific listed directory type (where directory name is the name of the directory you want to move to):
cd directoryname
To move upwards in the directory tree structure type”
cd ..
If you know the pathname of the directory that you want – type in the pathname of the directory preceded by “cd”
ex:
cd /Desktop/mydirectory/mydirectory2
you can find more about general unix commands b doing a general internet search.
B. After navigating the correct directory – type:
gavrasm filename.asm
where “filename.asm” is the name of the assembly file you want to compile.
Gavrasm will inform you if there are warnings. For the most part you can ignore the warnings. Ask your Fab Academy instructor if they are something you should be concerned about.
If there are errors in compiling your file – Gavrasm will refuse to create a .hex file and will throw a bunch of error messages at you. Use these error messages to fix the problem.
If you don’t understand them – google the error or look at the datasheet for the microcontroller that you are using. Ask your instructor if you are confused – odds are they have encountered this many times.
You must fix the errors in the program before it will compile.
— See Very Basic Beginner Assembly Tutorial III: How to Use Avrdude